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Pragmatics of Computer-Mediated Communication / ed. by Susan Herring, Dieter Stein, Tuija Virtanen.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Handbooks of Pragmatics [HOPS] ; 9Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (758 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110214451
  • 9783110214468
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Preface to the handbook series -- Preface to this handbook -- Table of contents -- 1. Introduction to the pragmatics of computermediated communication -- I. Pragmatics of computer-mediated modes -- 2. Email communication -- 3. Mailing list communication -- 4. Blogging -- 5. Real-time chat -- 6. Instant messaging -- 7. Text messaging -- 8. Mobile phone communication -- 9. Synchronous voice-based computer-mediated communication -- II. Classic pragmatic phenomena in computer-mediated communication -- 10. Relevance in computer-mediated conversation -- 11. Performativity in computer-mediated communication -- 12. Address in computer-mediated communication -- 13. Apologies in email discussions -- 14. Internet advice -- 15. Deception in computer-mediated communication -- III. Pragmatics of computer-mediated communication phenomena -- 16. Email hoaxes -- 17. Authentication and Nigerian Letters -- 18. The maxims of online nicknames -- 19. Micro-linguistic structural features of computer-mediated communication -- IV. Discourse pragmatics of computer-mediated interaction -- 20. Rhythm and timing in chat room interaction -- 21. Conversational floor in computer-mediated discourse -- 22. Conversational coherence in small group chat -- 23. Repair in chat room interaction -- 24. Responses and non-responses in workplace emails -- 25. Small talk, politeness, and email communication in the workplace -- 26. Flaming and linguistic impoliteness on a listserv -- V. Broader perspectives -- 27. Code-switching in computer-mediated communication -- 28. Narrative analysis and computer-mediated communication -- 29. Genre and computer-mediated communication -- About the authors -- Subject index
Summary: The present handbook provides an overview of the pragmatics of language and language use mediated by digital technologies. Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is defined to include text-based interactive communication via the Internet, websites and other multimodal formats, and mobile communication. In addition to 'core' pragmatic and discourse-pragmatic phenomena the chapters cover pragmatically-focused research on types of CMC and pragmatic approaches to characteristic CMC phenomena.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9783110214468

Frontmatter -- Preface to the handbook series -- Preface to this handbook -- Table of contents -- 1. Introduction to the pragmatics of computermediated communication -- I. Pragmatics of computer-mediated modes -- 2. Email communication -- 3. Mailing list communication -- 4. Blogging -- 5. Real-time chat -- 6. Instant messaging -- 7. Text messaging -- 8. Mobile phone communication -- 9. Synchronous voice-based computer-mediated communication -- II. Classic pragmatic phenomena in computer-mediated communication -- 10. Relevance in computer-mediated conversation -- 11. Performativity in computer-mediated communication -- 12. Address in computer-mediated communication -- 13. Apologies in email discussions -- 14. Internet advice -- 15. Deception in computer-mediated communication -- III. Pragmatics of computer-mediated communication phenomena -- 16. Email hoaxes -- 17. Authentication and Nigerian Letters -- 18. The maxims of online nicknames -- 19. Micro-linguistic structural features of computer-mediated communication -- IV. Discourse pragmatics of computer-mediated interaction -- 20. Rhythm and timing in chat room interaction -- 21. Conversational floor in computer-mediated discourse -- 22. Conversational coherence in small group chat -- 23. Repair in chat room interaction -- 24. Responses and non-responses in workplace emails -- 25. Small talk, politeness, and email communication in the workplace -- 26. Flaming and linguistic impoliteness on a listserv -- V. Broader perspectives -- 27. Code-switching in computer-mediated communication -- 28. Narrative analysis and computer-mediated communication -- 29. Genre and computer-mediated communication -- About the authors -- Subject index

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The present handbook provides an overview of the pragmatics of language and language use mediated by digital technologies. Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is defined to include text-based interactive communication via the Internet, websites and other multimodal formats, and mobile communication. In addition to 'core' pragmatic and discourse-pragmatic phenomena the chapters cover pragmatically-focused research on types of CMC and pragmatic approaches to characteristic CMC phenomena.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Jun 2024)

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